Simon Cowell 'accused of adultery in divorce papers'

Simon Cowell has reportedly been named in divorce papers filed by the husband
of his married lover Lauren Silverman, as it was claimed The X Factor judge
and the New York socialite are expecting a baby.

Andrew Silverman’s brother Alexander accused the music mogul of “betrayal”, as divorce papers apparently filed by Mr Silverman in the Manhattan Supreme Court prompted speculation that Cowell could be called as a witness, with adultery allegedly cited as the reason for ending the marriage.

Alexander Silverman told the New York Post: “It is an unbelievable story of betrayal. It is a sad story and a tragic story.”

It was reported yesterday that Lauren Silverman, 36, is about “ten weeks pregnant” with Cowell’s child.

Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman in St Barts in 2012 (SPLASH)

The trio had previously been pictured on holiday on a yacht in St Barts in the Caribbean in January 2012. There are reports that Cowell has been seeing Mrs Silverman for more than a year.

Divorce lawyer Vanessa Lloyd Platt said it was “a very unusual” step to name him.

Ms Platt told the Daily Mail: “It's a very unusual thing to name him. And considering they are all supposed to be friends it's a very unusual step to take.

“Andrew would have not only had to name him, but Simon would also have had to be served with the papers. It's all going to very muddy, muddled and an absolute nightmare for Simon.”

Cowell offered no comment about the pregnancy reports when leaving television studios in Los Angeles last night after filming The X Factor USA.

On a Wednesday, a close friend of Cowell told the Daily Mail that he is “freaked out” by the news.

They added: “Simon is in no doubt the child is his. Simon is [said to be] freaked out by this but there is no question that he will not support the child.

“In the harem hierarchy, Lauren is regarded as the fun, party girl. The other girls have all met her, they know who she is and they have been reduced to tears by this.”

The Britain’s Got Talent judge’s lawyer in America said there was “no comment” from the star on Wednesday evening.

Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams tweeted about the news, saying: "Oh yeah, and @SimonCowell is doing a baby with a lady."

He added: "For the record @SimonCowell and I tried to have a baby together for many years. But I just couldn't get pregnant."

Cowell has previously spoken about how he did not want to have children, and split with his fiancée Mezhgan Hussainy last year.

In a 2009 interview he said: “God, no. I couldn’t have children. If I had them here drawing on the walls I’d go nuts.”

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph earlier this year, he said he “couldn’t think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage” and that he felt the way most people lived marriage was boring.

The music mogul, who was born in Lambeth in London, admitted he had remained on good terms with his ex-girlfriends.

“The love I have for my ex–girlfriends will always be there, so I think that's true love. People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love. But for me, whether it's Jackie, Mezhgan, Sinitta or Terri, they will be in my life for ever.